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International Swine Viral Disease Conference Meets

February 23, 2026 / General News

The annual NAPRRS/NC229 International Conference of Swine Viral Diseases was held in Chicago, Illinois, on January 16 and 17. It marked the 22nd time that researchers, veterinarians, and other pork industry leaders from around the…
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Drs. Howard Gritton (left) and Paul Bonthuis at the Beckman Institute. Credit: Elizabeth Bello, Beckman Communications Office.

Researchers Receive $2.7M NIH Grant to Investigate Effects of Phthalate Exposure on Neurodevelopment and Autism

January 08, 2026 / Comparative Biosciences News

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is funding University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers to study risk factors for autism spectrum disorders using magnetic resonance imaging in a mouse model. Drs. Howard Gritton and Paul Bonthuis,…
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Uwe Rudolph and Rajasekar Nagarajan in their laboratory. Photo by Fred Zwicky

Medications Could Help Aging Brain Cope with Surgery, Memory Impairment

January 07, 2026 / Comparative Biosciences News

Simple pharmaceutical interventions could help older brains cope with memory impairment and recovery after surgery, new studies in mice suggest. In two studies, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign investigated different aspects of cognitive…
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Peter Constable, Bob Rowland, Ying Fang, Weiping Zhang, Gireesh Rajashekara, Bill Bernhard

Investiture for Chair and Professorship: Meet Our Recipients

December 18, 2025 / General News

Research Spotlight: Matthew Berry

December 04, 2025 / Research News

Using about 60 words, how would you explain your main area of research focus to someone sitting next to you on an airplane? As a veterinary medical oncologist in the comparative oncology field, my research…
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Seek and Ye Shall Find: Whole-Genome Sequencing Detects Hunnivirus in Bovine and Caprine Samples in North America

December 04, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

When experts at the University of Illinois Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory performed whole-genome sequencing on samples from a 1-month-old goat with diarrhea, they were surprised to find the presence of hunnivirus, which was not previously reported…
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Do Toxicants Cause Obesity? Fishing for Answers in the Microbiome

November 18, 2025 / Pathobiology

The worldwide prevalence of obesity more than doubled between 1990 and 2022, according to the World Health Organization. This chronic complex disease has been linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and…
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green phages attacking a bacterium (illustration)

Illinois Team to Lead up to $28M Initiative to Build a Precision Phage Platform for Promoting Public Health

November 18, 2025 / General News

Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will partner with investigators from industrial and academic institutions, including Ginkgo Bioworks, Baylor University, University of Minnesota, Oregon State University, and Oregon Health & Science University, on a…
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members of the Illinois veterinary oncology service at the groundbreaking for the oncology wing in September 2024

Cancer Discovery for Pets and People: Only at Illinois

November 17, 2025 / Message from the Dean

This message will appear in the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association Bulletin. For more than a year, we’ve watched as the new Animal Cancer Care Clinic grew from the ground up at the south end of our…
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Research Spotlight: Kun Wang

October 23, 2025 / Comparative Biosciences News

Using about 60 words, how would you explain your main area of research focus to someone sitting next to you on an airplane? I am a computational cancer researcher focused on immunotherapy, a promising treatment…
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International Swine Viral Disease Conference Meets

Researchers Receive $2.7M NIH Grant to Investigate Effects of Phthalate Exposure on Neurodevelopment and Autism

Medications Could Help Aging Brain Cope with Surgery, Memory Impairment

Investiture for Chair and Professorship: Meet Our Recipients

Research Spotlight: Matthew Berry

Seek and Ye Shall Find: Whole-Genome Sequencing Detects Hunnivirus in Bovine and Caprine Samples in North America

Do Toxicants Cause Obesity? Fishing for Answers in the Microbiome

Illinois Team to Lead up to $28M Initiative to Build a Precision Phage Platform for Promoting Public Health

Cancer Discovery for Pets and People: Only at Illinois

Research Spotlight: Kun Wang

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